Lebanon

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 * Lebanon **
 * By George R. Haddad - 4731080 **

QUICK FACTS
 **Official Name**: الجمهورية اللبنانية [//Al-Jumhūriyyah al-Lubnāniyyah//], Republic of Lebanon **Short Form**: لبنان [//Lubnān//], Lebanon **Capital:** Beirut **Location:** Middle East **Government Type:** Parliamentary Republic  **Flag Adopted:** 7th of December, 1943

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**__<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">ABOUT THE AUTHOR __**
This page was written by George R. Haddad, a second year Marketing student at the Telfer School of Management, in the University of Ottawa. George is Lebanese from both his mother and father. He was born in Edmonton, Alberta and raised in Ottawa, Ontario. Although George is a Canadian-born Lebanese, he hopes to one day visit the beautiful country his parents once called home.

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<span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: left; display: block;">__A WIKI REFLECTION__
<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: left; display: block;">Before beginning this lab, I never knew Wiki Spaces existed. After becoming better acquainted with the website and all of it's functions, I can confidently admit that I will probably use it for other purposes! It serves as a very useful tool, which allows people to express their opinions and contribute to a unique collaboration. It's also a great place to network and allows a find of useful information on anything people are talking about.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> References: The information throughout this space is taken from exerpts of wikipedia. <span class="wiki_link_ext">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon Videos taken from [|www.youtube.com]